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1. Cosy With A Kick

Exciting and enterprising, bloody and brutal. Sathnam Sanghera explores our national drink and its imperial past. From 2023.

Exciting and enterprising, bloody and brutal.

Sathnam Sanghera tells the story of our national drink and its imperial past.

Punjabi cha, served from a saucepan to the whole family every morning, is the drink of Sathnam’s childhood. But he’s also noticed that tea is a Forrest Gump-type figure, appearing at all sorts of key moments in global history.

Tea arrived in Britain as an exotic product for the elite. How and why did it then become a drink for the masses?

Discover the story of how Britain's national drink and its imperial background helped shape the modern world.

Producer: Paul Martin

A BBC Audio Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2023.

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14 minutes

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Mon 29 Sep 202509:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Mon 4 Dec 202313:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 13 Jun 202421:45
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Mon 29 Sep 202509:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra